The smell of the water and the warmth that touched my skin, when the sun peeked through the clouds, took me back in time to the campground. I could see it so clearly in my mind, I felt like I was there. I sat still, just enjoying the moment. Visiting Halifax was a whole new experience. One second I felt like I went back in time to the 50’s, and the next second I felt like I was back 10 years, camping with my family.
Anthony Keith Gwynn or Tony Gwynn to the great fans of baseball, was born on May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, California. To many Tony Gwynn was, and still is a role model to many men and young boys. Gwynn was the kind of athlete that athletes everywhere were compared to. Tony Gwynn had a .338 batting average and only bated below .300 for one season in his career. Many would compare Gwynn to Joe DiMaggio, Rogers Hornsby and Ken Griffey Jr., but the only one he comes close to comparing to is Ken Griffey Jr., the other two, are in a totally different era of baseball.
Miguel was proud of himself at the end of the day. Miguel faced many other challenges in his life such as rehabbing his leg to try and get ready for baseball in the oncoming fall. However, when the time came for Miguel to be on the field again he was always the first one on and the last one off because he learned a very valuable lesson, we never know when our last opportunity to do something we love is so enjoy every second of
AJ Riley Mr. Fuller English 1117 Reading and Writing Critically I 9/25/14 Wise Man Alter Weiner was just like every other kid at the age of 13. He had a normal family and a set loving parents. His real mother died at the age of 4. As he said “I don’t remember her face but my stepmother treated me and my older brother very well. She was devoted to us as she was to her own child.” Alter’s father ran a successful business that he inherited from his parents.
One day he learned how to play baseball and he became really good at it. Everyone knew him for his cottage cheese eating but now they knew hm for his talents in baseball. Don Jenkins was known as the boy who could slam the cottage cheese out of the park. He won every game and didn't even need any other players on his team. He just slammed it over and over out of the park.
The interview with John Leo was eye opening. His rough childhood and difficult times as an adult did not influence him poorly. He recalls his grandfather as a strong loving man, who made a huge impact on his life. After the loss of his grandfather, his mother abandoned him. Though Leo distrusts women he eventually found love.
He is 46 years old but still loves playing soccer. He says he usually doesn’t have time to play on the weekdays but he tries his hardest to play all weekend long. He likes to play with other people on his county’s soccer team. He says that he’s one of the best. The second person I interviewed was a friend of mine; he’s Cuban and he looooves to play baseball.
“Hey kid, I like your hat. Wanna trade?” I was astonished to hear these words come from a person who I had looked up to for the last two years of my life. Roger Cedeño was traded to the New York Mets in 2001 and was their starting leadoff hitter for the following two years. At this point in my life, I was an avid Mets fan, even at the age of 8, and quickly began to admire the way Mr. Cedeño handled himself on and off the field. On May 15th of 2002, the Mets were playing the Montreal Expos in Shea Stadium and my father had obtained two front row seat tickets to the game via his business partner.
Great thing is even the older men and women do the same. All these great things could be found at the the new Citizens Bank Park field. It’s all about having fun without having to spend a lot of money. Bank Park is so fan friendly, the twenty and thirty year olds think about coming here last minute to hang out and watch a game and the young men come hang out by the bar Mcfadden’s, which is attached to the ballpark. You can be surrounded by Phillies fans enjoy the day and watch the best game you’ll ever see.
Pearl Harbor was especially memorable to America because it caused us to get in involved in the war. Robert Livingston is a ninety-two year old Pearl Harbor survivor. He is very willing to share his life experience about Pearl Harbor. Robert kicks his recliner back and puts a smile on his face and says let me start from the beginning. I grew up on a small farm during the great depression.